Articles from the SomeplacElse Blog
I am not now nor will I ever be a sailor. And even though I heard once that 70% of us live within 30 miles of some coastline because "we are all drawn to the sea", I live in the desert on purpose. I don't know my aft from a hole in the ground and that's just fine with...
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation on the Milennial generation. This is essentially anyone born after 1982. They have also been called Generation Y but Millenial seems to be the politically correct term these days. The 24 year old...
There are over 7 billion people in this world and I would venture to say at least half of them have an opinion on how you should spend your money. I wonder, though, how many of them have an opinion on how you should spend your time. Everyone gets roughly 24 hours of...
For me, the single most amazing and influential man-made system I have ever seen is the Juke Box. A robotic arm moves silently to the selected disc, extracts it from it's vertical storage position, places it horizontally on a turn table and then perfectly positions...
There are many things I try when I a need to get motivated and focus on the task at hand. I think turning on some spirit rousing music is one of my most successful techniques. Other times I will watch movies of underdog triumph. Sometimes I'll read from my...
The calves of Samuel A Maverick were without brand and from this negligent rancher came our term for "masterless" and our 1957 James Garner TV Show, which actually featured Jack Kelly in more episodes than Garner. Ironically, "Warner Brothers had a policy of...
Our good friend Mr. Webster defines Even as "leaving no balance of debt on either side". If we also take his second definition of Breaking "infringing, ignoring, or acting contrary" it would appear that I have acheived balance by acting contrary. Which is what, at...
Yesterday I saw Ed Begley Jr on the CBS Sunday Morning Show. The story was about his commitment to being environmentally concious, but he had a quote from his Father that I though would be motivational, regardless of your natural awareness. His Father told him,...
As a member of the baby boom generation, my media of choice in my young adulthood was Big Black CDs (as my grandaughter calls them), Movies and Television pretty much in that order. All of these are one way communications devices and, until about 30 years ago, they...
Ya, my blog looks different today...let me explain. Last weekend I went to SF, CA. SFO is linked directly to BART. So when I got off the plane, I was determined to take a train ride to downtown San Francisco. Plentiful signs directed me down corridors and up...
On Friday I watched the Chinese present one of the most symbolic and meaningful displays of true Olympic spirit EVER by focusing the world's attention on what can be accomplished if thousands act in harmony. No one was leading the drummers. There were no marks on the...
I took my wife to Vegas this weekend for her brithday. Every so often I set aside my to do list for a few moments to let Melinda know how much I appreciate her. I know, it's not often enough. So, when it comes to her birthday, I try to focus all my energy into some...